Easter glasses are like Christmas tinsels. The small plastic shreds certainly look good in short moments, but then you regret using them.
First of all, it’s a way to find pieces of plastic Easter glass in the most random locations of your home for a few months after the Easter Bunny jumps off. Most importantly, however, the fact that oil-based things never disappear. It cannot be easily recycled. So the fake grass added to the Easter basket for its appearance is somewhere in the landfill after the last jelly beans were eaten.
However, if you want to live an environmentally friendly lifestyle, you don’t need to give up on the Easter basket tradition. Here are some great alternatives to plastic Easter basket glass.
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- I’m buying Easter glasses Made from 100% recycled papera vibrant color alternative to plastic glass filler. For your natural color palette, use brown paper slices available at major retail and office supplies stores that are sold as packaging materials. Reuse the materials as packaging supplies or then reuse them for gift bags.
- Easter glass can be made from shredded aspenwood Reusable, biodegradable natural additional fiber.
- Natural Raffiaproduced from palm trees is a great alternative to plastic Easter grass. Available at Various colorsIt’s easy to fill the basket.
- Make your own Easter glass by shredding bills, tissue paper, magazines, junk mail, remaining kraft paper, or any other piece of paper you have at home. You will be able to customize the appearance and colour you need. If that’s not the ideal aesthetic for this year’s Easter basket, consider adding shredded paper underneath decorative Easter glasses. Once you’ve finished this idea, simply recycle the paper.
- Use and consider non-traditional alternatives to plastic Easter grass Organic wool. The fibers can be used in green shades for a traditional look or mixed with light colored chains. Then reuse the wool in a craft project or save it for future generations of Easter baskets.
- Fabric, scarves, and even Cloth napkin Create a unique alternative to plastic Easter glasses. And you can reuse them many times.
- Grow your own Easter grass! You need to get a start with this, but if you have a lead time of a few weeks, it’s very easy to grow Wheatgrass From seeds to naturally add to your Easter basket.
- Lush greens such as kale create excellent “grass” in Easter baskets! This eclectic addition to a traditional basket can be eaten later as part of a holiday meal or thrown into a compost pile.
So, what if you can’t let go of the old look and feel of shredded plastic Easter grass? I’ll buy a bag but I’ll reuse it for years. Yes, plastic shreds can be reused every year if you are willing to collect them and store them in your bags until next year’s holiday. But there are so many great alternatives, who needs plastic?
Editor’s Note: Good ideas never fall out of style. This article was originally published on April 3, 2015, and was updated in March 2025.
